Who, What, Where, When, Why is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on sorting story details by the question word they answer, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 8 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Who, What, Where, When, Why
RL.2.1
NameDate
Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a jar of pebbles, in Nana's warm kitchen, Jun's big sister, the next day, because the starfish needed water
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a red kite, because she was thirsty, a girl called Mia, last winter, under a garden bench
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: at the top of the elm tree, just after the bell rang, a net made of rope, Grandpa and Tess, because he felt shy
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a jar of pebbles — What 2. because the starfish needed water — Why 3. in Nana's warm kitchen — Where 4. Jun's big sister — Who 5. the next day — When
2.1. a girl called Mia — Who 2. a red kite — What 3. because she was thirsty — Why 4. last winter — When 5. under a garden bench — Where
3.1. a net made of rope — What 2. at the top of the elm tree — Where 3. because he felt shy — Why 4. Grandpa and Tess — Who 5. just after the bell rang — When
More practice for RL.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story.